Rooks Nest House
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Rooks Nest House is a historic country house in Hertfordshire, England, best known as E. M. Forster’s childhood home and the real-life inspiration for the setting of his novel "Howards End."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rooks Nest House canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | country house ⓘ |
| access | not generally open to the public ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | vernacular English country house ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English literature
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Forster family NERFINISHED ⓘ Howards End (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childhoodHomeOf | E. M. Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in the literary heritage of England
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symbolic setting for themes of class and property in Howards End ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Rooksnest
NERFINISHED
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Rook’s Nest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | approximately 51.92°N 0.20°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rural setting
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views over the Hertfordshire countryside ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
fields and farmland
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lanes and footpaths described in Howards End ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
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surface form:
National Heritage List for England
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| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| influenced | depiction of the Schlegel family home in Howards End ⓘ |
| inspired | Howards End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUseDuring | late 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hertfordshire
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Stevenage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Howards End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Stevenage Old Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with E. M. Forster
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being the real-life inspiration for the setting of E. M. Forster’s novel Howards End ⓘ |
| ownedBy | private owners ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
heritage preservation efforts
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literary tourism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance |
Edwardian era
NERFINISHED
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early 20th century ⓘ |
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